DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION
The attorneys at Lopez & Wu have represented employees in discrimination cases in federal and state courts in Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland. We realize that your job is important to you and we will help you enforce your civil rights under federal and state anti-discrimination laws.
Federal laws such as Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act protect employees or job applicants from discrimination due to:
Race
Color
National Origin
Sex/gender
Sexual Harassment
Pregnancy
Religion
Age
Disability or perceived disability
Retaliation due to participation in protected EEO activity
State laws sometimes give employees more protection. For example, the District of Columbia protects employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, matriculation, or political affiliation. If you have suffered from an adverse employment action or discriminatory act by an agency, such as:
Termination
Failure to hire or promote
Denial of an award
Denial or training
Suspension
Received unequal pay
Harassment
Hostile work environment
Retaliation
Denial or a reasonable accommodation for your disability
Additionally, if you have informally or formally complained to a supervisor or a human resources representative about discrimination you personally experienced or observed, Title VII protects you from retaliation. Therefore, if your employer takes a negative employment action against you soon after you explicitly complained about discrimination, you may have a retaliation case.
If you are or have experienced discrimination or a wrongful termination based on a prohibited factor that you are thinking about reporting, or if you have already reported discrimination and are facing retaliation, contact Lopez & Wu for an evaluation of your case with no further obligation.
The attorneys at Lopez & Wu have represented employees in discrimination cases in federal and state courts in Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland. We realize that your job is important to you and we will help you enforce your civil rights under federal and state anti-discrimination laws.